PuroClean Emergency Recovery Services is in the business of saving homes from all manner of property damage. And we love to tell the story of the work we do.

In this story our owner, Harry Allcroft, was called out to do a site visit for a home in Delran, NJ. It was a typical day with a normal request that ended well – with an unexpected twist.

The owners of the home wanted to put their house on the market, but as they were preparing it for sale, they notice mold growing on one of the walls in the basement laundry room behind a set of storage shelves.

The sellers knew there was no way they could put their home on the market without mold remediation and a clearance test. So they called PuroClean Emergency Recovery Services to get an estimate for its removal. It turned out the mold problem wasn’t very extensive. We assured them that we could do the work and get the home ready to put on the market right on schedule.

But during the site visit, Harry noticed a different kind of odor: Gas!

Harry quickly asked the homeowners for a spray bottle with some water and a little dish detergent.

Then, he sprayed all the visible gas lines where the odor was originating. Voila! The liquid on one of the gas lines started bubbling, indicating that there was a small rupture.

Harry informed the homeowners, showed them the problem, and located the home’s gas shut off valve.

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